Defibrillation by Automated External Defibrillators Versus Manual Defibrillators in Simulated Pediatric In-Hospital Cardiac Arrests: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial of Pediatric Residents
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
- Enrollment
- 60
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Time to defibrillation
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Automated external defibrillators have improved survival for adult in hospital cardiac arrest. Automated external defibrillators are approved for children aged 1 year and older for out of hospital cardiac arrests. It is unknown whether automated external defibrillators have a role for in hospital pediatric cardiac arrests.
The purpose of study is to compare the management of cardiac rhythm disorders by pediatric residents using an automated external defibrillator versus a standard defibrillator in simulated pediatric cardiac arrests.
It is our hypothesis that residents using an automated external defibrillator will have a shorter time to defibrillation.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Pediatric resident at Baylor College of Medicine
Exclusion Criteria
- •Not a pediatric resident at Baylor College of Medicine
Arms & Interventions
1
Pediatric residents randomized to having an automated external defibrillator
Intervention: Automated external defibrillator (Device)
2
Pediatric residents randomized to having a manual defibrillator
Intervention: Manual defibrillator (Device)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Time to defibrillation
Time Frame: Within 5 minutes of the start of the simulated cardiac arrest
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Antonio Mott
Associate Professor, Pediatrics-Cardiology
Baylor College of Medicine